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Police investigating poop and run

Provincial police are investigating a bizarre case of public defecation in Simcoe.

The Ontario Provincial Police were called on Tuesday around 4:23 p.m., after a woman reportedly stopped in front of a store on Queensway East and proceeded to defecate on the sidewalk. She then continued walking and left the area in an unknown direction.

The woman who committed the indecent act is described as being around 70 years old, wearing black coloured pants a sleeveless top and a hat.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-112 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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